Your correct don't rely in any users and just combine it to your idea because the price are base worldwide so no one can really see the market then only full of prediction like really don't have assurance and we can use a lot of strategy so better to always study the investment here that's the key like many knowledge,Moreover accept everything like all are possible here in crypto like you can earn or lose
Smart people immediately told me that when you invest money in a high-yielding asset, be ready to part with them. 
Topic: During these hard times, it's time for self improvement - page 2. (Read 7664 times)
All of us needs self improvement in order to achieve our goals and also to gain. Bitcoin will not work for you unless you work for it. It is a learning process as you go along and you must improve what you have for you to achieve success in your investment.
I think if we've done investing last 2017 maybe we should learn from this investing experience in crypto, this was really a hard time for those who buy bitcoin on a very high price the huge drop of the price that the bitcoin or maybe crypto coin that we are now experiencing is really worst specially to new investors that doesn't have enoughf patience on waiting they surely do panic selling and loss this time.
During this period of dump I was able to studied and analyzed price behavior of bitcoin not bodering about the already dropped in price of bitcoin mostly orchestrated by dumpers thereafter I gained confidence and optimist of price recovery despite all the challenges faced by bitcoin regulations, bans, government clamped down on exchanges and massive dumping by the 'whales'.
In fact, I'm also very satisfied that finally, the majority of common people have lost their interest in Bitcoin nowadays. However, that fact doesn't give any upward forecasts or guarantees of BTC development in a positive way
you can't fight speculators and prevent them from coming in, in fact all the things you said (the adoption by merchants) is going to bring even more speculators in. it is because of the price and the way it moves. as it is adopted more then there will be a price rise because of the increasing demand. and as that happens we will see more newbies and profit-seekers come in and price goes even higher.
as far as we don't lose the objective altogether (which is adoption as a way of payment) we are fine, even with lots of speculators and weak hands.
Bitcoin trading is always attractive for large traders to take advantage of, because the global nature and price movements are very easy to change, if traders can take advantage of the situation of price movements with a large number of purchasing systems will increase the price of bitcoin on the market, but things like this can be an added value for bitcoin trading on the money market, because with the presence of new traders, price increases will always occur. as far as we don't lose the objective altogether (which is adoption as a way of payment) we are fine, even with lots of speculators and weak hands.
Rightly said hardtimes bring with it the experience nobody can experience in good times it is the time for introspection ,improvisation and bring self confidence .Markets is down but our morale should be high to meet the challanges of present situation and to overcome it, individual as well as collective efforts are required.
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What we need is scaling solutions
Scaling solutions?Do you mean Bitcoin Cash,Segwit and Lighting Network?Those are the "scaling solutions" and I don't think that we actually need any of them.
No,the times for bitcoin are not "hard".Bitcoin is going just fine.The fact that the btc price is far under the ATH doesn't mean that bitcoin is in a crysis.
1. bitcoin cash is a different network
2. lightning is a different network. it is not a bitcoin feature. it is a separate network that multiple coins will use. dvs ar just using the co-branding' to drum up promotion so they can get paid. but as i said its a separate network multiple coins will use.
3. segwit is not a scaling solution. the 4mb weight does not equal 4x transaction capacity. thats the false illusion presented. sgwit is the tool to make bitcoin compatible with LN. strangely if LN was to be a btc feature of bitcoin. it would be LN eing altered to be bitcoin compatible. not the other way round. (hint bitcoin making bc1q addressses to be LN identifiable because litecoin will have ltc1q addresses sitting along side them in LN)
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btc price is temporary drama. i compare it to the karate kid painting fense "daniel-son: up down up down" its what is expected and the to be treated as such
5. the top price is ignorable. no one should care. not everyone gets to be online and take advantage when it hits. and all it causes is drama. however the bottomline VALUE. the part where no one is foolish to sell below. is the ground level where everyone can stand and take advantage of because the price is always above that line.
2016: >$300
2017: >$900
2018: >$5800
those are the important numbers.. not the ATH
Agree with you. We need to watch statistics by the correct dates and not by the pumps.
If we want that we need to start with the example, showing to the people how to accept bitcoins in their business, asking in any shop if they accept bitcoin as payment and making them feel bad if they don't accept btc.
It's not good to make stores feel bad, because it will work against Bitcoin rather than for Bitcoin. Hyping up Bitcoin too much in an attempt to have them accept it as form of payment isn't good either, because the lack of actual use will make you look bad because the sales in Bitcoin will heavily disappoint, especially during bear markets where most people lick their wounds.
Be realistic, help store owners where they need it, and more importantly, spend Bitcoin yourself over at their store as well. Coingate allows merchants to accept Lightning payments, so definitely a plus there. Everyone likes fast and cheap settling transactions. It might even have geeks visit their stores just for the sake of paying with Lightning.
When there is a bull-market everyone jumps on the bitcoin train, we get a ton of newbies and most of them are greedy bastards just wanting to make a quick buck off-of us.
Now that the market is down, most of these people have left us. This gives us time and quiet to improve on our skills and understanding of bitcoin.
Now that the dead weight is off we can re-evaluate our objectives with bitcoin and come back sharper on the other end of it.
We don't need everyone talking about bitcoin, we don't need people who are here to make profit without working. What we need is scaling solutions. We need more active peers on the network.
We need people selling food, electronics, land and everything else. We need people who buy those things and sell products for bitcoin.
We need restaurants and fishermen and farmers.
We need movers and shakers.
We don't need more speculators. We have enough of those.
Even you have the determination to improve yourself if the market itself does not helping you, no more changes coming from your life. In this current condition of the market, the only thing we can do is to hold and wait for the profits. Do not take the risk unless you are ready with the consequence. Now that the market is down, most of these people have left us. This gives us time and quiet to improve on our skills and understanding of bitcoin.
Now that the dead weight is off we can re-evaluate our objectives with bitcoin and come back sharper on the other end of it.
We don't need everyone talking about bitcoin, we don't need people who are here to make profit without working. What we need is scaling solutions. We need more active peers on the network.
We need people selling food, electronics, land and everything else. We need people who buy those things and sell products for bitcoin.
We need restaurants and fishermen and farmers.
We need movers and shakers.
We don't need more speculators. We have enough of those.
Speculators will always be there anyway. When bitcoin starts to grow, there will be a lot of people willing to make money on it. There's nothing we can do about it. As for self-improvement, I agree with you. We must be able to survive in any situation, and we must understand what we are doing.
When there is a bull-market everyone jumps on the bitcoin train, we get a ton of newbies and most of them are greedy bastards just wanting to make a quick buck off-of us.
Now that the market is down, most of these people have left us. This gives us time and quiet to improve on our skills and understanding of bitcoin.
Now that the dead weight is off we can re-evaluate our objectives with bitcoin and come back sharper on the other end of it.
We don't need everyone talking about bitcoin, we don't need people who are here to make profit without working. What we need is scaling solutions. We need more active peers on the network.
We need people selling food, electronics, land and everything else. We need people who buy those things and sell products for bitcoin.
We need restaurants and fishermen and farmers.
We need movers and shakers.
We don't need more speculators. We have enough of those.
Now that the market is down, most of these people have left us. This gives us time and quiet to improve on our skills and understanding of bitcoin.
Now that the dead weight is off we can re-evaluate our objectives with bitcoin and come back sharper on the other end of it.
We don't need everyone talking about bitcoin, we don't need people who are here to make profit without working. What we need is scaling solutions. We need more active peers on the network.
We need people selling food, electronics, land and everything else. We need people who buy those things and sell products for bitcoin.
We need restaurants and fishermen and farmers.
We need movers and shakers.
We don't need more speculators. We have enough of those.
It's too early to talk about stopping speculation. In a falling market, speculators have the opportunity to short. Therefore, they are not going anywhere.
We don't need more speculators. We have enough of those.
So we need less theory and more practice. More applications for cryptos, more business accepting it. I totally agree, but we need to understand how that is on our hands. If we want that we need to start with the example, showing to the people how to accept bitcoins in their business, asking in any shop if they accept bitcoin as payment and making them feel bad if they don't accept btc.
Is in our hands to change to the world, and it will change with our actions, not with our speeches.
Everytime we need to keep updating ourselves and improving on all aspects especially on the solution brought by cryotocurrencies through blockchain. All we need is improvement that will take the good projects to the promise land. Price should only matter when what you buy is usable but it's otherwise as majority are only interested in the price. Developemnyis key to progress.
When there is a bull-market everyone jumps on the bitcoin train, we get a ton of newbies and most of them are greedy bastards just wanting to make a quick buck off-of us.
Now that the market is down, most of these people have left us. This gives us time and quiet to improve on our skills and understanding of bitcoin.
Now that the dead weight is off we can re-evaluate our objectives with bitcoin and come back sharper on the other end of it.
We don't need everyone talking about bitcoin, we don't need people who are here to make profit without working. What we need is scaling solutions. We need more active peers on the network.
We need people selling food, electronics, land and everything else. We need people who buy those things and sell products for bitcoin.
We need restaurants and fishermen and farmers.
We need movers and shakers.
We don't need more speculators. We have enough of those.
Now that the market is down, most of these people have left us. This gives us time and quiet to improve on our skills and understanding of bitcoin.
Now that the dead weight is off we can re-evaluate our objectives with bitcoin and come back sharper on the other end of it.
We don't need everyone talking about bitcoin, we don't need people who are here to make profit without working. What we need is scaling solutions. We need more active peers on the network.
We need people selling food, electronics, land and everything else. We need people who buy those things and sell products for bitcoin.
We need restaurants and fishermen and farmers.
We need movers and shakers.
We don't need more speculators. We have enough of those.
I think it is the best thing we can do right now. And we can rest now before tired. Soon market will start move again quickly. Then we can't rest anymore. We always watch the market data
I suggest rest your eyes, they will be tired soon 
Yes indeed
It's time for self improvement in that, it's going to be a eye opener and most time the better time to do proper research on some coins/project to invest into. Most time, these is always the time to buy most of the shit coins that might turn boom with proper research on them.
It's time for self improvement in that, it's going to be a eye opener and most time the better time to do proper research on some coins/project to invest into. Most time, these is always the time to buy most of the shit coins that might turn boom with proper research on them.
I'm have begun making a few purchases via Bitcoin and Ethereum. Most of the opportunities I have to use crypto revolves around storage and server services. I have had nothing but luck requesting a crypto option and getting it when purchasing technology services. Unfortunately I live in northern Canada and there are more bear than people around me. I don't even want to know what would happen if I went down to the local tavern and tried to use Bitcoin.
I'm also going to scale back my bounties. I have been using a quantity approach but i'm seeing the game evolve to a quality oriented system which in the need is much more beneficial and much less work. It seems like the bounty hunters are creating a disaster in this forum so I'm going to cut back.
I do own a farm (apple orchard and raspberries). Once again I am in the wrong part of the country however maybe I will create a sign and give a discount for crypto use however I doubt I will get many hits. i get lots of mothers and kids doing pick your own berries. It would be amazing to transact with my fellow countrymen without using central banker scum notes.
Any chance Bitcoin is a government creation made to tax transactions? I worry we may be unknowingly ushering in a tax system for the elite but it may just be paranoid thinking.
You're definitely one of the early adopters and kind of like me, libertarian leaning and actually using bitcoin every now and then.
I don't think bitcoin is part of the government, that'd be like shooting themselves in the foot.
Don't let the paranoia take control of your life. Bitcoin solves real problems, yes, it also creates new ones.
If you're smart enough, you can completely avoid the government in your transactions and you can even legally avoid the banks, which get their power from the government in a round-about way.
Technically you're constantly breaking a bunch of laws all the time, (if you live in the US), so to a certain extent you have to pick and choose.
Follow reasonable tax laws by all means but don't rat on yourself for buying a box of chocolates over the internet or in person using bitcoin, you don't have to.
that's right, newbies who are new to bitcoin are quite influential on the fall of bitcoin prices. most of them are short-term investors who are easily influenced by issue issues which are not even true, but we must appreciate those who continue to be consistent with bitcoin.
Here in our country, it will be difficult to make the farmers and fishermen understand on how bitcoin works. This is a technology yet to be accepted by that sector.
I also have not seen any restaurants that accepts bitcoin for transaction. If the the big one's started accepting crypto's, maybe the small ones would follow.
I also have not seen any restaurants that accepts bitcoin for transaction. If the the big one's started accepting crypto's, maybe the small ones would follow.
You said we need everyone except speculators! But I think sometimes we need them too. And we can't stop them to come into bitcoin and crypto platform. A lot of people was a quick money seeker from the bitcoin but now they are working for the cryptocurrency. So, we need to show them more way to believe and work for crypto. Bear market helps us in different ways, we will not afraid if more bear market comes in future, we know what to do in bear markets, we have patience. So, we are self-improving from the bear market.
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